archer Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 MCNBC has reported that former Governor Chris Christie has been hospitalized with COVID. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/chris-christie-hospitalized-after-being-diagnosed-covid-n1242013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 40 minutes ago, archer said: MCNBC has reported that former Governor Chris Christie has been hospitalized with COVID. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/chris-christie-hospitalized-after-being-diagnosed-covid-n1242013 Obviously no one knows for sure, but... Quote In addition to the president and the first lady, former top Trump aide Kellyanne Conway, Republican Sens. Thom Tillis, of North Carolina and Mike Lee, of Utah, University of Notre Dame President John Jenkins and a White House journalist have all tested positive since attending the Rose Garden ceremony. All it takes is 1. Who knows, MAYBE this will drive things home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 3 hours ago, unclevlad said: All it takes is 1. Who knows, MAYBE this will drive things home. From your mouth to G-d's ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 I can't hear a damn thing over this tinnitus. Lawnmower Boy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 The crunch is becoming acute. You've probably heard of the very large-scale layoffs at Disney, and the airlines. Britain's largest movie theater chain is going to close all of its theaters...128 in the UK and Ireland. Their last lifeline was the new Bond, which was pushed back. That in itself suggests they were hanging on by their fingernails anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 2 hours ago, unclevlad said: The crunch is becoming acute. You've probably heard of the very large-scale layoffs at Disney, and the airlines. Britain's largest movie theater chain is going to close all of its theaters...128 in the UK and Ireland. Their last lifeline was the new Bond, which was pushed back. That in itself suggests they were hanging on by their fingernails anyway. Cineworld also owns Regal Cinemas in the US, which also appears to be slated for closure. https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/3/21500538/regal-cineworld-theaters-shut-down-james-bond-us-uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 37 minutes ago, Ternaugh said: Cineworld also owns Regal Cinemas in the US, which also appears to be slated for closure. https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/3/21500538/regal-cineworld-theaters-shut-down-james-bond-us-uk That article also shows AMC is likely to follow suit. More info on them: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/3/21279098/amc-theaters-pandemic-revenue-sec-filing-coronavirus-movie-release-delays I think the big killer is the streaming services. If the megamovies get shifted out of theaters and onto streaming services, the theaters will feel a big pinch...I suspect that's where they make a LOT of their sales and money. I also think the 'flagship' offerings on the streaming services...Star Trek, The Mandalorian, etc....are probably reducing sales. Man....what a mess this is going to be... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 32 minutes ago, unclevlad said: That article also shows AMC is likely to follow suit. More info on them: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/3/21279098/amc-theaters-pandemic-revenue-sec-filing-coronavirus-movie-release-delays I think the big killer is the streaming services. If the megamovies get shifted out of theaters and onto streaming services, the theaters will feel a big pinch...I suspect that's where they make a LOT of their sales and money. I also think the 'flagship' offerings on the streaming services...Star Trek, The Mandalorian, etc....are probably reducing sales. Man....what a mess this is going to be... I talked to the manager of the theater at our casino before this crud started, and at that time, he noted that they were pretty much at the mercy of what Disney wanted. His biggest fear was that Disney would start to premiere movies on demand or to Disney+ instead of theaters. That, of course, has already begun to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 As far as I can tell, before COVID hit, the theater chain I use had one employee during the day at least most of the time. He sells tickets from behind the concession counter. For snacks, he hands people a popcorn bucket which they fill themselves and a soft drink cup which they fill themselves though he has to work harder to serve hot dogs or nachos. There's no one stopping people from walking in off the streets and straight down the hall to a theater if they were brazen enough to try. I think the films are digital so they could probably be started with a timer. I wouldn't like to see it close. But it doesn't employee nearly the number of people that similar theaters did ten years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 16 hours ago, Old Man said: I can't hear a damn thing over this tinnitus. You are closer to a devil, though. Just now, Badger said: You are closer to a devil, though. Or maybe a loer case god of chaos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Badger said: You are closer to a devil, though. Or maybe a loer case god of chaos I prefer the term “entropy”, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 Entropy ain't what it used to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt the Bruins Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 It's the one guaranteed growth industry. I went grocery shopping this morning and was stymied by an elderly man hacking and coughing all over the snacks aisle. Did a circuit to pick up a few other things, checked back and he was still there, ditto a few minutes later. He only left his post guarding the Tostitos after I gave up and got in line at the checkout counter, naturally shambling after me to take the next place in line. He was wearing a mask so it was probably smoker's lung or general old person respiratory difficulties, but still set my nerves on edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 Pariah, aylwin13 and Hermit 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishFox Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 On 10/3/2020 at 7:15 PM, megaplayboy said: Given that average global mortality per annum is about 0.77%, the worst case scenario is 5 years' worth of deaths happen in a single year or two. I'm concerned that we'll easily get into a worse situation by using draconian, ineffective lockdown methods (like Hawaii is currently using) while we simultaneously fail to stop the spread of the illness and drive most of the population into abject poverty because they aren't allowed to work. I still have friends in Hawaii and it is BAD right now. But at least you can eat a $5,000 fine and up to a year in prison for jogging in the park or swimming alone at the beach. Good luck paying that off while you're not allowed to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 47 minutes ago, Cygnia said: Oh Guy Gardener, you are the cranky soul of the 2020 survivor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 Can Green Martians get Covid? Would they even be carriers? The world may never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 My apologies, but who's the lady in black and blue in the middle? I'm not familiar with the costume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Pariah said: My apologies, but who's the lady in black and blue in the middle? I'm not familiar with the costume. I assumed it was Black Canary but I could easily be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 12 minutes ago, Pariah said: My apologies, but who's the lady in black and blue in the middle? I'm not familiar with the costume. Definitely Black Canary. Costume from the era of Justice League International #8 (1987) https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Justice_League_International_Vol_1_8 Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 It's probably her Fall/Winter costume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 15 minutes ago, Starlord said: It's probably her Fall/Winter costume. It was interesting that I could remember seeing that costume in Justice League International that I haven't seen in the last 30 years but couldn't remember for sure who was wearing the costume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 4 hours ago, ScottishFox said: I'm concerned that we'll easily get into a worse situation by using draconian, ineffective lockdown methods (like Hawaii is currently using) while we simultaneously fail to stop the spread of the illness and drive most of the population into abject poverty because they aren't allowed to work. I still have friends in Hawaii and it is BAD right now. But at least you can eat a $5,000 fine and up to a year in prison for jogging in the park or swimming alone at the beach. Good luck paying that off while you're not allowed to work. Hawai’i reopened to stage 1 two weeks ago, and parks and restaurants have been open to groups of up to five people ever since. Should check in with your friends there more often. Hawaii’s real problem is a lack of ICU beds and associated staff. Although per capita covid rates are far lower than most states, it wouldn’t take much of an increase to overwhelm the system. Hence the “draconian” measures. Lord Liaden and Starlord 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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